The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has again risen to prominence on the national stage. Given the recent Supreme Court ruling banning discrimination against LGBTQIA people in Bostock v. Clayton County, it’s more relevant now than ever to the queer community.
The ERA’s main clause reads simply, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” Today, this language is broad enough to protect all marginalized genders and sexual minorities, not just cisgender women.
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